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At stake in this election:

Description of government structure:

Assembly: Haiti has a bicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) consisting of the Senate with 27 seats and the Chamber of Deputies with 83 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by majority vote to serve a 5-year term.

In the Senate 27 members are elected by popular vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies 83 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: Lavalas Family (OFL)

Leader: Bertrand ARISTIDE

Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 68

Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 72

Party: Espace de Concertaction (EC)

Leader: Evans PAUL, C. ROUMAIN, Serge GILLES and Victor BENOIT

Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: N/A

Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 2

Party: Christian National Movement (MOCHRENA)

Leader: Luc MESADIEU

Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: N/A

Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 3

Others and Independents

Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 15

Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 3

Last Legislative election:

Parliamentary elections last held: June 25, 1995, with reruns on August 13 and runoffs on September 17. On April 6, 1997, there were Senate elections for 9 seats but the results were disputed and runoffs were indefinitely postponed.

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